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Bermondsey 1920

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1920

Published
1921
Author
Brown, R. King.
Pages
71
Tables
32

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32 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Table A.—Infantile Mortality.
    Year.Whole Borough.London.
    No. of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Births.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 10
    Table B — Phthisis.
    Sub. District.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Whole Borough.London.
    Year.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 13
    Table C.
    Nature of Spacimen.Total Examinations.Results of Examination.
    Positive.Negative.
    191919201919192019191920
  • Page 14
    Food Inspectors. Particulars of Work, 1919.
    Visits.12345678910111213141516
    Food Factories.Bakehouses.ButchersFishmongers, Friers and CurersFood Stores.Food Wharves and DepotsFruiterers and Greengrocers.Ice CreamMarkets.Milk Sellers.Restaurants and Eating HousesSlaughterhouses.Destruction of Food.Nuisances Reported.Various.Number of Samples taken
    Jam.Butter and Margarine.Other.
  • Page 15
    Unsound Food. The following were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for human food, and destroyed as trade refuse:
    Meat—tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 16
    House Refuse. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1920: —
    Loads.Tons.Cwts.Qrs.
  • Page 16
    Offensive Trades. The offensive trades on the Register are as follows: —
  • Page 17
    DISINFECTION. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report:
  • Page 17
    Table F. — Proceedings during 1920.
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections, 1920.Number of Notices, 1920.Number of Prosecutions, 1920.
    On Register at end of 1919.Added in 1920.Removed in 1920.On Register at end of 1920.
  • Page 20
    Table G. Work of District Inspectors, 1920.
    123456789101112
    House to House.Special Inspections.Complaints.Infectious Diseases.Factories and Workshops specially Inspected.Offensive Trades.Outworkers' Bi-Annual Inspection.Underground Conveniences.Drains Tested.Re-inspections.Other Calls and Visits.Chimneys Watched.
    No.Ints.No.Ints.No.Ints.No.Ints.No.IntS.No.Ints.No.ints.No.No.No.No.No.Ints.
  • Page 26
    (IV.) Insanitary Areas. A great deal of work has been done on the Insanitary Areas mentioned below: —
  • Page 36
    Health Visitors. The following tables show the work done by the Health Visitors during the year 1920:— The first table is for the first 6 months, and the second table for the remaining 6 months. The method of reporting the work of the Health Visitors was altered in June.
    Whole Borough.Bermondsey Wards.Rotherhithe Wards.St. Olave Ward.
    123456123St, John.St. Olave.St. Thomas
  • Page 37
    Continued from previous page...
    Births Notified.First Visits.Subsequent Visits.Ante-Natal.Puerperal Fever.Opthalmia Neonatorum.Various Calls and Visits.Returns to M.O.H.
    Under 1 year.1 to 5 years.
  • Page 54
    APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1920 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    No. 3Rate.* 4Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.No. 12Rate.* 13
    No. 5Rate per 1,000 Births. registered. 6No. 7Rate.* 8
  • Page 55
    I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.
  • Page 55
    III. Other institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 56
    Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1920 and Previous Years.
    Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 57
    Table III.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week1 – 2 weeks.2 – 3 weeks.3 – 4 weeks.Total under 1 mth.1 – 3 months.3 – 6 months.6 – 9 months.9 – 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1920.Total Deaths under 1 year. 1919.
  • Page 58 59
    Table IV.—Causes of and Ages at Deaths during the year 1920.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 60
    TABLE V. — CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1920.
    Notifiable DiseaseNUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Total Cases removed to Hospital.
    At all ages.At Ages – Years.123456Total.123Total.St. John.St. Olave.St. Thomas.Total.
    Under 11 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
  • Page 61
    TABLE VI.— FACTORIES, WORKSHOP, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK continued). Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOIESOME PREMISES, Section, 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. (8)Prosecutions.Instances. (11)Notices served. (12)Prosecutions. (13)Instances. (14)Order made (S.110). (15)Prosecutions (Sections 109,110). (16)
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (9)Failing to send lists. (10)
    Lists. (2)Outworkers.Lists. (5)Outworkers.
    Contractors. (3)Workmen. (4)Contractors. (6)Workmen. (7)
  • Page 62
    Table VII.—Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 1920.
    Year.All Causes.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia (origin uncertain)Diarrhœa
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 63
    Table VIII.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1920.
    No.Sample.Adulteration or Infringement.Remarks.
  • Page 64
    TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Total Samples Taken.Number GenuineNumber Adulterated.Percentages of Articles Adulterated.
  • Page 65
    Table IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.—continued.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Total Samples Taken.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.Percentages of Articles Adulterated.
  • Page 67
    Table X.—Marriages.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Whole Borough.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 67
    Table XI.-Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions
  • Page 67
    Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 68
    Table XII.—No. of Bakehouses in the Borough.
    Inspector.In Use.Not in Use.
    Underground.Above Ground.Underground.Above Ground.
  • Page 68
    Other Matters.
    Class.Number
  • Page 69
    UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report.
    Article.Quantity Unsound.
    Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food.Destroyed.Removed for Sorting under S.A.Exported.
    Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.QuantityWeightQuantity.Weight.
  • Page 70
    UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS—continued.
    Article.Quantity Unsound.
    Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food.Destroyed.Removed for Sorting under S.A.Exported
    Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.